Alcohol consumption and breastfeeding

I am not a regular drinker (like one drink a year), but the other night i drank some apple cider, about 1/2 a standard drinks worth. I had it with my dinner after i had fed and put my son to bed. My son slept for 7 hours until his next feed. he would not have gotten any alcohol form my breast milk.

so was i in the wrong?

what are your opinions on alcohol consumption and breastfeeding?

I am not a regular drinker (like one drink a year), but the other night i drank some apple cider, about 1/2 a standard drinks worth. I had it with my dinner after i had fed and put my son to bed. My son slept for 7 hours until his next feed. he would not have gotten any alcohol form my breast milk.

Thankyou for the replies. I was feeling really guilty because my friend basically called me a bad mum because of this. Her words were, "you're thinking about your pleasure and not your baby". This is the same friend who during my pregnancy said I was being selfish because of the type of pram I bought. She told me I wasnt thinking about my babys comfort and was thinking about myself. My bub loves his pram. Anyway, I think I need to get new friends.

Thankyou for the replies. I was feeling really guilty because my friend basically called me a bad mum because of this. Her words were, "you're thinking about your pleasure and not your baby". This is the same friend who during my pregnancy said I was being selfish because of the type of pram I bought. She told me I wasnt thinking about my babys comfort and was thinking about myself. My bub loves his pram. Anyway, I think I need to get new friends.

Oh geez. Today is my anniversary and I had four drinks yesterday evening to celebrate. I just fed her a bottle and went to bed. When it was time to feed her at 4 am she was fine.

I will say this though. I personally think drinking alcohol should be a fun/relaxing/social thing and if it worries you too much to drink maybe the stress isn't worth it. There have been times when I chose not to drink at all cause it was too stressful (the situation I was in). Like we start tail gating in 2 weeks. I could pump and feed her so I could have a couple drinks but because it's a new situation and I want to be sure she does ok I think drinking is more stressful than it's worth. I know I'm rambling... Just a thought.

Oh geez. Today is my anniversary and I had four drinks yesterday evening to celebrate. I just fed her a bottle and went to bed. When it was time to feed her at 4 am she was fine.

I will say this though. I personally think drinking alcohol should be a fun/relaxing/social thing and if it worries you too much to drink maybe the stress isn't worth it. There have been times when I chose not to drink at all cause it was too stressful (the situation I was in). Like we start tail gating in 2 weeks. I could pump and feed her so I could have a couple drinks but because it's a new situation and I want to be sure she does ok I think drinking is more stressful than it's worth. I know I'm rambling... Just a thought.

Well, then I am a horrible mom!Â I have been to three of my good friends' weddings this summer, and a couple bachelorette parties, and I have had much more than one drink with dinner!Â I specifically pump and store milk in preparation for these events, so LO gets bottles of the expressed milk, and I pump and dump until the test strips say I'm in the clear.Â That's not selfish, that's me getting away and having fun occasionally to keep my sanity.Â There is nothing wrong with what you did.Â Your friend is nuts.Â

Well, then I am a horrible mom!Â I have been to three of my good friends' weddings this summer, and a couple bachelorette parties, and I have had much more than one drink with dinner!Â I specifically pump and store milk in preparation for these events, so LO gets bottles of the expressed milk, and I pump and dump until the test strips say I'm in the clear.Â That's not selfish, that's me getting away and having fun occasionally to keep my sanity.Â There is nothing wrong with what you did.Â Your friend is nuts.Â

Please don't let your friend make you feel guilty. Once the alcohol is out of your bloodstream it's out of your milk. So if you have a drink and can wait a couple hours before you feed your LO again, as long as you no longer feel buzzed it's not in your milk. And if you are really paranoid about it, they sell the test strips. I've heard that a beer is actually good for your milk supply too. Something about the yeast.

Please don't let your friend make you feel guilty. Once the alcohol is out of your bloodstream it's out of your milk. So if you have a drink and can wait a couple hours before you feed your LO again, as long as you no longer feel buzzed it's not in your milk. And if you are really paranoid about it, they sell the test strips. I've heard that a beer is actually good for your milk supply too. Something about the yeast.

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